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4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Hugo Weaving, Guy Pearce, Terence Stamp, Rebel Penfold-Russell, John Casey
  • Directors: Stephan Elliott
  • Writers: Stephan Elliott
  • Producers: Rebel Penfold-Russell, Al Clark, Grant Lee, Michael Hamlyn, Sue Seeary
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 22 May 2000
  • Run Time: 99 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004SC8F
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 52,113 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Terence Stamp as a drag queen--an Aussie drag queen? Darling, you'd better believe it. In Stephan Elliott's delirious exercise in ultra-camp meets outback macho, Stamp plays an ageing trans-sexual who, with two of his equally high-glossed pals, heads off for a cabaret engagement in Alice Springs. Priscilla is their chosen vehicle, a school bus painted an outrageous purple. The culture-clash comedy that ensues is none too unpredictable: the local Ockers, initially contemptuous, soon find the spangled and bewigged trio can out-talk, out-drink and if necessary, out-punch them; everything ends in a warm glow of mutual tolerance and appreciation. Elliott maybe hits the feelgood button a little too hard, but it's impossible not to be swept along by the sheer brash energy of the film. The bitchy dialogue snaps and crackles, the costumes and Fellini-esque dance numbers are to die for, and Stamp and Co.--enjoying themselves no end--play the whole thing to the hilt and some way beyond it. --Philip Kemp


Special Features

1.85 Wide Screen
16:9 Wide Screen
DVD 5
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo
9 TV Clips
Filmographies
Biographies
Teaser Trailer
Original Theatrical Trailer
Animated Menus
None
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Is that really agent smith?!?, 12 Nov 2003
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Wow. Utterley superb! Watching the Hugo Weaving in a dress when I had become accustomed to seeing him in a black suit and sunglasses was an amusing contrast. Not that his character didn't have it's serious moments. He's a great agent, but he's also a great drag queen! He deserves a special pat on the back for his efforts in this film. Brilliant stuff!
This is the story is 3 Aussie drag queens heading to Alice Springs for a show. Their transport? A school bus named Priscilla. The music? Abba, "I will survive!", and other sing-a-longs. Things don't quite go to plan, however, and mishaps inevitably happen.
On the surface, this is a genuinly amusing comedy. "Just shut up and eat your hormones!" but it also deals with a sensitive topic,-acceptance of something different. The viewer will find pity for each "girl" due to the way they are sometimes treated and what they have to put up with. They give as good as they get, though, and that's what keeps us laughing.
The actors really appear to enjoy their parts (and look rather comfortable in stilletos!) Watching Bernadette and Felicia arguing while Mitzi dances around in the background kept me lauging for a while. It's great to see well established actors who can take on an entirely different roll and flourish in it. It may have been made nearly 10 years ago, but Priscilla's humour is still up to date and classic. An excellent, sensitive and moving film. A favourite on my DVD shelf.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Two drag queens and a transsexual...., 21 Feb 2000
This review is from: The Adventures Of Priscilla - Queen Of The Desert [VHS] [1994] (VHS Tape)
Two drag queens and a transsexual set out in a bus named Prescilla, to cross Australia in the name of entertainment. On the way they paint the bus lavender, meet some very interesting characters who greet them with hilarity, hostility and/or comprehension, Priscilla breaks down, and they dress up in some outrageous frocks (including one made out of hundreds of pairs of flip-flops). Visually it is a treat, with the deliciously feathered and sequinned girls looking all the more outrageously over-the-top against the backdrop of the breath-taking Australian outback landscapes.
All this combined with an excellent soundtrack featuring some top disco tunes from ABBA, The Village People, Charlene, Gloria Gaynor and Ce Ce Peniston, and some excellent acting from Terence Stamp, ina ground-breaking role as Bernadette, the transexual, and Guy Pearce (better known as Mike from Neighbours) as a bronzed muscular drag queen makes for an extremely colourful film.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Top film already, 24 Mar 2000
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Although we are eagerly awaiting the release of the DVD of this movie, it has to be said that Hugo, Terence and chums excel themselves in this earthy,capitivating and witty tale of three transvestites travelling through the Outback in order to perform for an ex-wife! The eponymous Priscilla is a large (pink) coach containing a wardrobe fuller than that of the late Diana,Princess of Wales. We love it and have idled away several hours trying to imagine the outrageousness of the outakes!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Film!! Shame Its not available in region 2 DVD format
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